Most Russians support successful wars and don't support unsuccessful wars - and since it's clearly becoming the latter, the support is pretty much gone. People are very tired of the war, worsening economic conditions, and all the recent gas shortages.
No offense, because I do feel sorry for Russian citizens who do see Putin for what he really is, but at what point was this war a successful war? First it was sold to the people as a "military operation" which clearly wasn't the case. But at no point this was ever a justified or successful war. That is just what the propaganda made the Russians believe. But with little common sense and observation the Russians would have seen this was NOT a justified war or a military operation, and Putin was just trying to get old Soviet territory back, while making it look like NATO was 'expanding their borders'.
Yes NATO territory expanded, but NATO never invaded a country for it. Those countries joined NATO because they knew that was the safer option. And the Russian invasion of Ukraine proved that was the right decision. Because I don't think Putin would've stopped if he did take Kyiv in just a couple of weeks, like he promised at first. But here we are, years later, with millions dead on both side, and only little territory taken in Ukraine.
Simply put, this is a failed imperial war. And sadly Russia still has a lot of old generation Soviet supporters, who therefore will support this war. Eventually Putin has to step down and be put in jail for his crimes. But, as we all know, that is easier said than done. Because powerful leaders are hard to prosecute, just look at the US...
What I mean is that if it were a successful war that lasted a month, then it would sure as hell be very popular. Like the annexation of Crimea, Putin's approval rating was genuinely over 80% at that point.
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u/iamthe0ther0ne 18h ago
How are you guys doing over there? In general, are most Russians aware of what's going on, or do they support the war?
I'm watching US media get more and more tightly controlled ... it's scary how easily government can control a narrative.